“I think the thing that the family find the hardest about what she wrote is the fact that she says she wasn’t thinking of his care when she was there, but that he should have been wearing a crash helmet.

“I mean yes, his mum and everyone knows he should have been wearing a helmet, but the point is she was there to treat him so she should have been focused on that – and not on judging him.”

Richard Parker, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Quality at the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We were made aware of the comment posted on Facebook by one of our junior doctors and we can confirm that action was taken immediately by a senior consultant.

“I am aware of the distress that this has caused the family at this time and have spoken to them and offered unreserved apologies on behalf of the Trust and the junior doctor involved. I have made clear to the family that these comments do not in any way represent the views and values of the organisation, and that the junior doctor completely accepts that the post was inappropriate and immediately removed the message on realising their mistake.

“As a Trust we have a social media policy that we ask our staff to adhere to and we expect the highest standards of professionalism from our team in all forums. We will be reiterating the importance of proper conduct on social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, to try and ensure something like this does not happen again.”

Darren leaves his wife Lisa Staveley and their two young children, mum Charmaine Neate and his brother John Lee Neate.

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